Life Cycles
How many stages in the life cycle does a duck go through?
4
Name a disease that mosquitoes carry.
Malaria, West Nile Virus
What part of a flower contains the eggs?
Ovary
Why are flies attracted to the Corpse Flower?
It smells like garbage and flies like garbage.
Draw the life cycle of a frog.
Birth - Grow - Metamorphosis - Have Babies - Dies
What is metamorphosis?
the process of transformation of a caterpillar to a butterfly, a tadpole to a frog, or a wriggler to a mosquito.
What two things do mosquitoes need to reproduce?
Warmth and water
bee, butterfly, hummingbird, wind
What stages in the life cycle of a flowering plant and an animal have in common?
Birth, growth, reproduction and death
If all animals that live in a pond reproduce, why isn't the pond overflowing with too many animals?
One of the stages is death. Animals are dying as animals reproduce.
What is a solution you could use to control the mosquito problem in Pondville?
nets, dump water, bats, birds, dragon flies, fish etc.
What happens if a flowering plant does not get pollinated?
It will not produce fruit so it will not make seeds.
If a chemical kills mosquito eggs in a pond, will adult mosquitoes biting people be a problem? Explain
No, because if there are no eggs, there are no baby mosquitoes which means no adult mosquitoes.